Instructors:    contact the instructors at admin@aramlc.com

The Staff:

The teachers at the Aram Language Center represent more than twenty years of combined teaching experience in EFL and ESL both in the Syrian Arab Republic and the United States of America.

We, both Administration and teachers, value the English language and love teaching it. We are devoted to our roles as EFL and ESL teachers and are committed to enhancing our students’ proficiency and command of English in a way that will pave the way for them to excel and be prominent in their different professions and fields of study that heavily rely on mastering the English language.

Fadi holds a Masters’ Degree in English Literature from the Florida State University. He also holds a Post Graduate Study Diploma in Literary Studies from Tishreen University and a Bachelors Degree in English Literature from Damascus University. He taught at the English Department at Florida State University where he was nominated twice, consecutively, for an Award of Excellence in Teaching for the academic years 2001/2002 and 2002/2003. He is currently preparing to pursue the PhD.

Fadi has been teaching EFL and ESL since 1997:

·        He taught English for Academic Purposes at the following departments and faculties at Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria: History, Geography, Sociology, Medicine and Pharmacy.

·        He taught Composition and Rhetoric and Writing about Literature to freshman students at the English Department at the Florida State University.

“Mastering the English language both comprehensively and communicatively,” Fadi says, “has become a necessity in all fields of study and employment. What makes the Aram Language Center a unique experience for learners is the perfect command and fluency of its teaching staff. There is no need for you anymore to travel to the U.S.A or England to learn English. Do not hesitate to seize the opportunities offered at the Aram Center. Outstanding and exceptional experiences have converged and been brought together at one place for your advantage. We look forward to sharing our knowledge and passing our proficiency to you. Therefore, come join us and be distinctive.”

On a side note, you can access and read Fadi’s work Living on the Hyphen: The Literature of the Early Arab-Americans betwen 1870-1940, electronically, at the Florida State University’s Library. Fadi has also co-authored a book Chapter: With Pavel Zemliansky, His-Ling Huang, and Masood Raja. “When You Look and Sound “Un-American: Advice for Foreign-Born Teachers of Writing.” In Feeling Our Way. Eds. Wendy Bishop and Deborah Coxwell-Teague. Houghton-Mifflin, 2004. Fadi also collaborated with Dave Swanson, Debbie Carruth, Dan Melzer, Jay Szczepanski, and Veronica Evans; a group of Teaching Assistants at the English Department to design a teaching strand for the First Year Writing about Literature course at the Florida State University. The strand was Reading Cultures that appeared in the First Year Writing Teacher's Guide, 2003-2004 Edition. He also designed an Assumption Exercise on writing in collaboration with Christie Kornstein, Leslie Maners and Veronica Evans.

Manal holds a Bachelors’ degree in English Literature. She has taught English for Academic purposes at Tishreen University at the following departments and faculties: Architecture, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. She also has an outstanding teaching experience at public high schools.

She has specialized and is dedicated to teaching Children and Teens at Aram since 2001.

Manal says “Teaching and learning are both fun and beneficial. I look forward to seeing you take part in them and learn from the expertise made available for you at Aram Language Center because we care about you and your children and their educational future.”

Firas holds a Bachelors’ degree in English Literature. He has also successfully completed a Teacher Training course and Business Course at the American Language Center in Damascus. He has an extensive experience in teaching high school students.

He has specialized and is dedicated to teaching Children and Teens’ courses at the Aram Language Center.

“Mastering the English language is an important element in learning more about other cultures. It is a means of communication. When you learn it properly, you will be able to expand your cultural knowledge. Join us and learn English,” Firas says.